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WilMarc Certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
WilMarc, a business specializing in PVC Free manufacturing of medical devices, is proud to announce national certification as Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council – West, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). “WilMarc is proud of its heritage as a woman-owned business,” said ...
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Specification and usage of disposable medical sterilization bag
The medical sterilization bag is a medical device approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The appearance of the sterilizing bag must be able to penetrate the sterilizing agent and provide protection during handling and storage. Therefore, a properly used sterilizing bag will provide an effective barrier against contamination before reuse. It is a self sealing paper/transparent plastic ...
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Panama Increased Focus on Disposable Medical Supplies Long Before COVID-19
Prior to 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, the market for disposable medical supplies in Panama steadily grew at an average rate of 10% over the last decade, due to the growing population and increased public and private investment in the health sector. As a result of the pandemic, Panama has significantly increased spending on disposable medical supplies and is prepared to continue devoting ...
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03How to select medical sterilization bags
Some important considerations when purchasing medical sterilization bags: Try to buy items in the same place. If you buy sterilization bags, tooth cleaning cloth, masks, tooth cloth, impression materials and other items in different places, it will take a lot of time. During the economic crisis, if customers lose their jobs, they may also lose their medical insurance, which means that they will ...
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Global market for disposable medical supplies to reach nearly $200 billion in 2016
A combination of upgrading and enforcement of infection prevention standards coupled with an expanding volume of hospital, surgical and outpatient procedures will promote overall gains in the global market for disposable medical supplies. Disposable medical gloves, a segment of this market, will continue to flourish despite increasing raw material costs and severe cost-cutting measures in the ...
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EPA Awards Grants to Address Proper Disposal of Unused Medications
EPA has provided two non-profit organizations more than $300,000 in grants to develop pilot programs on the proper disposal of unused medications. Every year, many tons of unwanted pharmaceuticals and personal care products enter the environment through consumer disposal to sewage and trash. The University of Maine Center on Aging, Orono, Maine, and Area Resources for Community and Human Services ...
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Lamor offers high-quality masks to help protect against COVID-19
Lamor is taking their long expertise in environmental services to personal protective equipment. They have medical grade face masks in stock in America Lamor has medical grade face masks available for purchase. They include the KN95 protective mask and the Type IIR disposable medical mask. The masks are stocked in key areas in the United States for immediate delivery. “We are in ...
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CVS/pharmacy takes action to protect environment in Rhode Island; will collect unused medications at store events in April
CVS/pharmacy announced today that it will collect expired or unused medications from the public at two collection events in Rhode Island to be held at stores in the town of Coventry and the city of Cranston in April. As the 40th anniversary of Earth Day approaches on April 22, 2010, CVS/pharmacy will help consumers properly dispose of their unwanted medication and prevent these drugs from ...
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Top Ten Status Awarded to WilMarc
As sustainable and green initiatives gather momentum across industries, the healthcare sector has woken up to realize the hidden health hazards associated with PVC-based medical devices. Compounds such as plasticizers present in these products produce a range of toxic effects and perilous health problems that affect the functioning of the human body. Numerous reports have substantiated the ...
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McKinsey’s Values and Value Event to Feature Robert Chase of NewGen Surgical and Samantha Smith of Medtronic
McKinsey’s Values and Value event series convenes ESG leaders from across the Life Sciences industry to discuss the hot topics, questions, wins, and challenges that arise on the path to improving the industry’s environmental and social impact. During the session, Rob Chase, Founder and President of NewGen Surgical, and Samantha Smith, Director at Medtronic’s Sustainability ...
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Benefits of using sterilizing bags
Previously, special instruments and consumables were wrapped in green towels and fixed with adhesive tape to indicate whether the items were autoclaved. It is usually proved to be troublesome to just open the tool kit, and there is really no way to ensure that the sterility of even the seemingly complete tool kit is not impaired. Sprinkle a few drops of liquid on a sealed container and you will ...
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FDA Clears Jointechlabs’ MiniTC for Point-of-Care Fat Tissue Processing and its Broad Range of Applications
Jointechlabs – a leader in point-of-care regenerative medicine therapies – today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the company’s MiniTCTM for point-of-care fat tissue processing designed to obtain microfat (or fat grafts), for multiple indications. Jointechlabs plans to focus on a range of therapeutic areas including medical aesthetics, plastic ...
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Berkshire Biomedical, Developers of COPA, Recognizes National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Berkshire Biomedical Corporation (“Berkshire” or “the Company”), focused on developing its proprietary, hand-held, automated personalized drug dispensing technology to enhance patient wellness, today announced its support and recognition of the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 30, 2022. As stated in the DEA’s release, the drug overdose ...
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Regenerative Medicine: The Field Has Come a Long Way and Now is Having its Moment
The scientific community has regarded regeneration as a topic of interest for thousands of years. Long before it was dubbed ‘Regenerative Medicine’, this type of medical intervention was applauded by healthcare professionals for its successful outcomes. Early discoveries, such as skin graft procedures for facial reconstructions, have greatly influenced the field as we know it today. ...
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Common problems and countermeasures in the production of medical sterilized paper plastic packaging bags
The medical sterilization paper plastic packaging bag is a disposable medical sterilization packaging material, which has the advantages of good air permeability, good penetration of sterilization medium, high bacteria resistance after sterilization, convenient chemical monitoring during sterilization, simple package sealing, good perspective, long safety period after sterilization, easy opening, ...
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Medical Journal Affirms Case for Greener Operating Rooms
An article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal which examined the efforts to green hospital operating rooms supports the work currently underway by Practice Greenhealth, the nation's leading membership organization for institutions in healthcare that have made a commitment to sustainable, environmentally friendly practices. The article, which appeared in the Canadian Medical ...
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Practice Greenhealth Releases Greening the OR™ Guidance Documents
Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading membership and networking organization for institutions in healthcare that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices, has released the first of a series of Greening the OR™ Best Practices Guidance Documents, now available on-line at: www.greeningtheor.org. The Greening the OR™ Initiative was launched in May of 2010 ...
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RecoMed wins National Recycling Award for medical PVC recycling
RecoMed, the PVC medical devices take-back scheme, is a joint winner of the Waste Prevention category of the 2017 National Recycling Awards for its innovative approach to sustainable healthcare recycling. It’s yet another accolade - the third in two years - for the unique UK-wide scheme, which is run by project partners Axion Consulting, a resource recovery specialist, and the British ...
By Axion Group
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Doctors, Dentists, Veterinarians and Other Healthcare Professionals and Facilities Prevent Improper Disposal of Over 600 Million Needles and Syringes
Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ: SMED), a leading full-service provider of cost-effective management solutions for medical waste and unused dispensed medications generated outside the hospital and large healthcare facility setting, is helping healthcare professionals including doctors, dentists, vets, clinics, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities save time, money and the environment ...
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CD Bioparticles Introduces Hydrophilic Coatings for Medical Applications
CD Bioparticles, a leading manufacturer and supplier of various drug delivery products and services, recently introduced hydrophilic coatings and related services for medical applications, which can be used within interventional medical devices of the cardiovascular, circulatory, nervous, urinary, and vascular system. Functional medical coatings are a class of interface materials applied to the ...
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